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Engineered stone ban will save lives: CFMEU

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The Construction, Forestry, Maritime Employees Union (CFMEU) has hailed the full ban on engineered stone as a life-saving decision. Federal, state and territory ministers today announced the deadly product will be banned from July 1 2024. The CFMEU’s Stop This Killer Stone campaign called for a total ban on the import, manufacture and use of … Continued

D-Day for engineered stone ban

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Federal, state and territory ministers must lock in a total ban on engineered stone or risk having blood on their hands, the CFMEU said today. Work health and safety ministers will meet on Wednesday afternoon to discuss Safe Work Australia’s recommendation to ban engineered stone. Safe Work Australia found there was no safe way to … Continued

*** MEDIA ALERT *** CFMEU this morning at Parliament House, Canberra

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*** MEDIA ALERT ***   Who: CFMEU National Secretary Zach Smith and former stonemason Kyle Goodwin, who has incurable silicosis from working with engineered stone What: Media conference calling on all governments to lock in a ban on the import, use and manufacture of engineered stone ahead of Wednesday afternoon’s ministerial meeting When: Wednesday December … Continued

Farmers have their say: Net zero sector plans

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Under embargo for release Wednesday December 13   Most Aussie farmers say climate change is the single greatest threat to their business, according to Farmers for Climate Action’s online survey on the Net Zero Sector Plan for Agriculture and Land.   Farmers for Climate Action created the survey to make sure farmers, many of whom … Continued

*** MEDIA ALERT *** CFMEU at Parliament House, Canberra

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  *** MEDIA ALERT ***   Who: CFMEU National Secretary Zach Smith and former stonemason Kyle Goodwin, who has incurable silicosis from working with engineered stone What: Media conference calling on all governments to lock in a ban on the import, use and manufacture of engineered stone ahead of Wednesday afternoon’s ministerial meeting When: Wednesday … Continued

Migration Strategy Reckless In Its Approach To The International Skills Training Sector

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The Australian Government’s approach to the international skills training sector set out in the new Migration Strategy is highly problematic, based on broad and often inaccurate generalisations about quality, and data from a broken visa processing system.  That is the view of the Independent Tertiary Education Council Australia (ITECA), the peak body representing independent providers … Continued